Lots of people were surprised to see me in politics. They always think of me as a social animal, businessperson or sportsman.

Changing careers from a businessman to a senator has been a turning point in my life.

One thing I learned is that there are still a large number of people who don’t understand democracy and sometimes don’t even care. They don’t know what their duty as a Thai citizen is.

I cannot teach everyone, but I can tell them what I have done through my books. Some people might read them and feel that they can do something, too.

I have no family relations in politics. I didn’t have a political background and I didn’t use my money to buy the title. I jumped and made my way in on my own.

What brought me to parliament were my connections, my knowledge and my standpoint. I can do it all by myself and I think my readers will find lots of things they can apply to their lives, too.

Politics affects everybody, not just people in business. It affects the social sector, education, living and everything else around us. If every part of society doesn’t pay attention, doesn’t care, or doesn’t understand, it will affect us all in many ways.

I think I have the potential and experience, so I’m going to try helping the country as much as I can.

I have had the opportunity to meet with those in need. They are sincere with me because they know that I want to help. It’s touching when you open to someone and they receive you sincerely.

The experience helped me learn more about the problems of others, not only those of my family or relatives. I couldn’t solve the problem of poverty but I think I helped make life better for some people and their children.

I had people running to me asking me to help them and promising me something in return. One person even recorded the conversation, like some kind of blackmail set up. If a person like me face such situations, what would happen to an ordinary person who wants to work for the country?

People looked at the list of senators and called us names like “family senators.” Give us a chance; don’t judge us by our surnames. Regretfully we couldn’t do anything much in our eight months before the coup came.

I don’t agree with the stereotype that having a big surname or some politician relatives will make people bad.

The most important thing for me is to contribute to the country. I feel that I have enough potential to help besides just paying taxes.